The University of Notre Dame National Monogram Club presented four honorary
monograms at its annual awards dinner on Thursday night while bestowing the
Moose Krause Monogram Club member-of- the-year award upon Mike Wadsworth
and Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C.

The awards dinner, held in the Sport Heritage Hall on the Joyce Center
concourse area, also included the formal introduction of five new board
members for the National Monogram Club and recognition of the five retiring
board members.

The four honorary monogram recipients included 12th-year men's lacrosse
coach Kevin Corrigan, former Irish assistant hockey coach Tim McNeill (who
currently serves as an associate professional specialist in Notre Dame's
First Year of Studies), 14th-year head athletic trainer Jim Russ and
assistant athletic director Bill Scholl, who is completing his 13th year as
a member of the Notre Dame athletic department.

Wadsworth recently completed a highly-successful five-year stint as Notre
Dame's director of athletics while Beauchamp has concluded a wide-reaching,
13-year tenure as the University's executive vice president, with his
primary duties including overseeing the athletic program.

The following individuals were introduced as the new members of the
Monogram Club's board of directors and will serve a three-year term ending
in 2003: Ken Haffey ('78, manager, Chesterfield, Ohio), Katie King ('98,
women's golf, Spokane, Wash.), Charlie Owens ('48, manager, Elkhart, Ind.),
Joe Restic ('79, football, West Linn, Ore.) and Errol Williams ('98, men's
track & field, Loxahatchee, Fla.). Haffey has returned to the board of
directors after serving a term from 1996-99.

The following Monogram Club directors were recognized for their
recently-expired three-year terms: Pat Eilers ('89, football, baseball),
Jack Lee ('55, football), Molly Lennon ('92, women's soccer) and Bill Zloch
('66, football). Tad Eckert ('94, men's tennis) will remain on the board
for one more year, filling a vacated spot among the five-member group of
directors to 2001.

SEGMENTS OF COMMENTS MADE IN PRESENTATION OF 2000 HONORARY MONOGRAMS

Presentation to Kevin Corrigan, by ND Sports Information Director John Heisler"... In the case of this next individual, the achievements of his teams
have come about without any scholarship assistance and they have taken
place in an area of the county that is not yet a hotbed in his particular
sport. And yet he has built a program that has routinely seen Notre Dame
ranked among the top dozen teams in the country. His teams have qualified
for the NCAA Tournament in eight out of the last nine years and nine of the
last 11. It was just four weeks ago that his team won a rather remarkable
NCAA first-round game against the fifth-seeded team in this particular
tournament. ... Considering that the same opponent had beaten us soundly
here in South Bend about a month before during the regular season, it
certainly qualified as one of the more noteworthy achievements maybe in the
history of NCAA competition in the history of this sport. ... We do exit
interviews with each of our graduating seniors in every sport and I can
tell you that his players are nearly unanimous in their praise of his
ability to teach the game and prepare them for what is going to happen on
the field."

CORRIGAN'S COMMENTS: "There are two things that I value so much about being
at Notre Dame and the first thing is the people that I work with.-the other
coaches, the administrators ... You should know, as former athletes, what a
fabulous group of coaches we have. I learn something every day in watching
these people work, in working with them, talking to them. It's a great
education and I know I'm a better coach because of all of them. The other
thing I value so much is the chance to work with the athletes we have
here.-a tremendous group of kids, unbelievable kids. I'm a better person
for working with them."

Presentation to Tim McNeill, by former ND hockey goaltender Mark Kronholm
"... We knew better than to try an excuse with Tim. ... He forced us to
make honest evaluations of our performance in relation to their impact on
the team. ... Being an athlete made us responsible for our own talent and
for everyone on the team. ... Tim was a serious coach because he was
serious about making us better hockey players. ... Tim's goal as a coach
was to make us better humans. He is one of those individuals that none of
us will ever forget. ... Tim has earned his place in the Monogram Club
because of his consistent dedication that had a lasting impact on all of
us."

McNEILL'S COMMENTS: "I'm not an easy individual to surprise. But I am
surprised and I am stunned. The past was great for me and for our family
here at Notre Dame and I hope the past was great for every athlete that
Lefty (Smith) and I had the chance to work with. But that was the past and
we don't live in the past. So this is probably a real neat opportunity for
me to look out at all of you-coaches and former players-and say, 'Good luck
to Notre Dame in the future. Let's really move ahead. Go Irish'."

Presentation to Jim Russ, by ND associate athletic trainer John Whitmer
"I've been giving some great thought to the significance of a monogram from
the University of Notre Dame. An athlete is awarded a monogram by meeting
certain standards ... I think that the significance of earning a monogram
is lost on some of our athletes ... remember, you earned it, so cherish it
and take advantage of what it affords you. ... I have the privilege to
present an honorary monogram tonight to an individual who truly deserves
it. ... This is an award that must be earned, you cannot buy it, you cannot
win it, you can't lobby for it. It is not politically related. ... I'm not
going to address this individual's accomplishments, his dedication or his
professionalism. It would be embarrassing to this individual to do so. I
will tell you that he has not missed a day or work since his arrival in
1986. ... The task that this individual faces on a daily basis is very
difficult. He must protect the athletes, be involved with their health and
well-being and help them return to activity and at the same time help the
athletic program that the athlete is involved with to be as successful as
possible."

RUSS' COMMENTS: "A lot of thoughts are going through my head right now, a
lot of feelings. ... I almost want to thank you for a thank you and that's
the confusion, because I enjoy what I do. I enjoy coming to work every day
and helping people. ... Part of my job is to motivate the athlete ... at
times, the athletes will complain and whine about going back on the field
... and there are always little short stories about when I was an athlete
and if I go too far the athletes look and say, 'Well, you were never an
athlete.' ... So now I guess it's legit for me to say, 'When I was an
athlete", because I have the monogram to prove it."

Presentation to Bill Scholl, by ND Monogram Club past president Marty Allen"... Before he joined the Notre Dame staff , he distinguished himself as
the director of financial development for the 1987 Summer Special Olympics.
He was asked to raise $4.8 million but he raised $8 million. He held a
similar position at South Bend's Logan Center. A graduate of Notre Dame's
class of 1979, he returned to his alma mater as promotions manager where,
among other achievements, he increased the awareness of the university's
Olympic sports program. He later became director of ticket and marketing
for four years until assuming his current position, where he oversees Notre
Dame's entire ticketing, marketing and merchandising programs as well as
serving as administrator for the Irish baseball team. ... Bill's attitude
always has been, 'We can do it for you,' and that's the kind of person he
is."

SCHOLL'S COMMENTS: "Where's Jim Russ? Talk about not being an athlete, Jim.
We're sinking to new lows here. It's kind of strange because it took me
three tries to be admitted to Notre Dame as a student and to be here
tonight ... thanks to all of you but a particular thanks to Dick Rosenthal.
If it weren't for Dick, I wouldn't be working for Notre Dame. Thank you
all."

Presentation to Mike Wadsworth, by former ND football coach Ara Parseghian"This man is most deserving and, first and foremost, he certainly is a
Notre Dame man which I had the privilege of coaching in 1964 and '65. ...
His leadership has been very evident. ... His versatility is very
remarkable. He has a law degree, he did announcing, he was an ambassador
and several other involvements. ... The challenges ahead for him will be
met with the same determination and the same abilities. ... (During his
time at Notre Dame), he commanded the respect of all the people who were
under his direction. ... This is what a leader does: brings people under
him, gains their respect and they move forward. ... I could go on and on
about the number of things that Mike Wadsworth has done, but as far as I'm
concerned, Mike Wadsworth as I knew him as a player and as an athletic
director is without question is a winner and he is a class act."

WADSWORTH'S COMMENTS: "For 34 years, I've had an opportunity of speaking to
various groups about leadership and about the difference that one person
can make. And the example that I always have used is the experience that I
had at Notre Dame, witnessing the difference that Ara Parseghian made to
all of us who were here at that time. ... Five years has gone very quickly.
... I have never encountered a group so outstanding, so dedicated and so
loyal as the Notre Dame athletic department staff. ... There's an inate
loyalty that this alumni base has for anybody that represents the
university and I've benefited from that and appreciate it tremendously. In
closing, I want to wish to Dr. Kevin White great success. Kevin, I know
because of your history in athletics that you will be immensely successful
at Notre Dame, because of what you have accomplished and because of the
people that you will have working with you. So good luck to you. Good luck
to all the coaches and the administration of the department. I'm going to
miss you."

Presentation to Fr. Beauchamp, by former ND athletic director Dick Rosenthal"It was my great fortune to be recruited to the university by Fr.
Beauchamp. ... I think most of you know that (his duties) encompass ...
virtually everything that happens at the university that isn't truly
academic in nature. ... He has been the architect of the campus
beautification program and, without question, the University of Notre Dame
campus is considered to be the outstanding college campus in America today,
largely and completely through his direction and his vision. He was also
the person who administered the most dramatic building program in the
university's history. ... He was singularly the person most responsible for
the NBC television contract that has literally poured millions of dollars
into scholarships for university students. ... Not only has the number of
sports increased dramatically, but their sophistication. They compete at
the national level, play the best in the land and their goal is always to
be in the national tournaments and they have been there. Father, we all owe
you a great debt for that. ... Father Bill is a consummate gentlemen. He
will add a special grace and dignity to the Moose Krause Award."

BEAUCHAMP'S COMMENTS: "I've had many wonderful moments at this university,
this is certainly one of them. ... It's an honor to be associated with this
wonderful group of people. What is so special about the Monogram Club? ...
To me, why the Monogram Club is special is not because of victories,
All-Americans, trophies. It's because you represent the finest in
intercollegiate athletics. You have been very much a part of an institution
that does things the right way when it comes to athletics. That's been our
history, that will always be our history. ... I look forward to all that
Kevin White will accomplish and all the people who will continue to work
with him. As I said, we are in a room surrounded by history,
accomplishments and by a record that is unequaled in intercollegiate
athletics and most importantly a record that is really the foundation of
where we go from here."

NOTRE DAME NATIONAL MONOGRAM CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO 2003

KEN HAFFEY ('78, manager, Chesterfield, Ohio)
Haffey-originally from the Cleveland suburb of Gates Mills, Ohio-graduated
from Notre Dame in 1978 with a degree in accounting, after serving as the
head football manager during the 1977 national championship season ... he
received a masters of business administration from DePaul University in
1983 and has been a CPA for 20-plus years, including eight years with Ernst
& Young, a stint as a partner with a local firm and 10-plus years as a bank
CFO ... Haffey worked as an auditor and senior consultant with Ernst &
Whinney/Ernst & Young from 1978-84 (in both Cleveland and Chicago) before
serving as assistant vice president of the First National Bank of Chicago,
in 1984 ... he returned to Ernst & Whinney as a member of its bank
consulting group in 1985-86 and then was vice president of corporate
planing for Republic Bank in Chicago, from 1986-88 ... Haffey then returned
to Cleveland and served as the CFO for Security First Bank Corp., from
1988-95 ... he was a CPA and partner with Skoda, Minotti & Reeves from
'95-'98 before assuming his present position as vice president for Century
Business Services (in Cleveland) ... Haffey also has served as an adjunct
professor for three years at both Northwestern University and DePaul, plus
10 years at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland ... Haffey has served as
treasurer of the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Cleveland since 1992 ... he has
been a three-year board member of the Community Dialysis Center of
Cleveland, Ohio, and has served as a board member of the Hillcrest YMCA ...
he and his wife Elizabeth are the parents of two children.

KATIE KING ('98, women's golf, Spokane, Wash.)
King currently is pursuing her masters in athletic administration at
Gonzaga University (in her native Spokane, Wash.), where she serves as a
graduate assistant in the athletic department's marketing and promotions
office ... after graduating from Notre Dame in 1998 with a business
administration degree, she served as the head women's golf coach at
Paradise Valley (Ariz.) Community College ... King was a two-year captain
of the Notre Dame women's golf program and a three-time team MVP ... she
holds six major Notre Dame women's golf records, including career stroke
average (82.10), season stroke average (79.50, '97-'98) , lowest round (71)
and lowest 36-hole score (149) ... she serves as the young alumni
coordinator for the Notre Dame Club of Spokane.

CHARLIE OWENS ('48, manager, Elkhart, Ind.)
Owens made the journey to Notre Dame from Kansas City, Mo., and was a
senior manager with the '47 national championship football team before
graduating in 1948 with a degree in pre-professional studies ... he
received his masters in public health education from the University of
North Carolina in 1949 and has been both a student and instructor in
American Management Association courses, in addition to attending the
pharmaceutical advertising club seminar and an advanced management program
at the Harvard Business School ... a World War II veteran, Owens served two
years in the medical corps attached to Air Force engineers, with one year
in the European theater ... he worked for 33 years with Miles Labs,
ultimately serving as an executive vice president, and then worked from
1982-95 as a consultant in the pharmaceutical industry ... from 1992-95,
Owens was CEO of Genesis Labs and has spent his first five years of
retirement as a member of various corporate and community boards ... he
served as director of the National Pharmaceutical Council for several years
and was that organization's president in 1965 ... he and his wife Cheryl
are the parents of five children.

JOE RESTIC ('79, football, West Linn., Ore.)
Restic-the son of legendary Harvard football coach Joe Restic, Sr. ('70-'93)-came to Notre Dame from Milford, Mass., and was a four-year
letterwinner as a punter and free safety ... his 209 career punts rank
second in ND history while he still holds the Irish record for punting
average in a single game (51.6 yards), after booting five kicks for 258
yards vs. Air Force in '75 ... Restic helped the Irish claim the '77
national championship and graduated in 1979 with a pre-professional science
degree ... he received his doctorate in dental medicine from the University
of Pennsylvania in '85 and received certification from the orthodontic
residency program at Oregon Health Sciences University in '88 ... he worked
as a general dentist and an orthodontist in the Boston area during the late
'80s before founding his own orthodontist practice in Wilsonville, Oregon
... Restic was a two-time GTE Academic All-American ('78, '79) and was an
'83 member of the Matthew Cryer Honor Society, recognizing the top 10
students at the University of Pennsylvania ... in '79, he was one of 10
college football players nation-wide who received the Scholar-Athlete award
from the National Football Foundation ... he also was a recipient of a
prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was one of the recipients of
the annual Byron Kanaley Award, which recognizes ND student-athletes who
are exemplary as students and leaders ... he played three seasons in the
United States Football League ('83-'85) while pursuing his career in
dentistry and orthodontics ... Restic's professional football career
actually is related to his shift to the west coast, as he played in the
USFL with the Breakers franchise that was based in Boston before moving to
New Orleans and then Portland ... Restic was attracted to the Oregon area
and resumed his medical studies in that part of the country when the USFL
folded in '85 ... Restic and his wife Susan-who also is a dentist-are the
parents of two children.

ERROL WILLIAMS ('98, men's track and field, Loxahatchee, Fla.)
Williams came to Notre Dame from Lauderhill, Fla., before graduating in
1998 with a degree in accounting ... he served as a tax intern with
Deloitte and Touche during the summer of '98 and worked as a camp counselor
at the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch during the summer of '99 ... since
October of '99, he has served as an accounting associate with
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP ... a four-year monogram winner as a
participant in the 110-meter hurdles, Williams earned All-America honors in
1999 after placing third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships before earning
GTE Academic All-America honors for men's spring "at-large" sports ... he
also was one of the first two recipients of the Chris Zorich Award (in
'98), which recognizes Notre Dame student-athletes for their community
service involvement.